are they matriarchal though? all of their religious and political matters are dominated by men, is it matriarchal just because off work those men are nagged and harassed by their awful mothers and later wives?
Yes. Due to the differences between men & women, matriarchy is not an 1:1 mirror with patriarchy. Matriarchies make women middle management over the vast majority of men, while the men above the middle management insure that women rule over the rest of men.
are they matriarchal though? all of their religious and political matters are dominated by men, is it matriarchal just because off work those men are nagged and harassed by their awful mothers and later wives?
Yes. Due to the differences between men & women, matriarchy is not an 1:1 mirror with patriarchy. Matriarchies make women middle management over the vast majority of men, while the men above the middle management insure that women rule over the rest of men.